Valley Club News: October 2015

Kiwanis of the Valleys

The 2015 season of Kiwanis sponsored Music at Skypark wrapped up on Sunday, September 27th.The Burbon Brothers made their first appearance at the event as they opened for perennial favorites The Coffis Brothers. As an added bonus, the Scotts Valley Middle School choir also performed. Revenue from sponsorship commitments and onsite vendor sales broke all previous records this year.

The club will be providing tents and tables for the Friends of Hospice Oktoberfest event at the Scotts Valley Community Center on weekend of October 3 -4.

Kiwanis meets 7:00am every Wednesday morning at Bruno’s BBQ. The second Wednesday of each month is an evening meeting at Bruno’s at 6:30 pm. We invite you to join us.

Exchange Club of Scotts Valley

The Exchange Club of Scotts Valley is beginning to work on our annual holiday Adopt a Family project. Exchange extraordinaire, Russ Patterson is spearheading this service opportunity.

Those of us planning to visiting Estonia have our plane reservations! There is still room to attend.

If you would like to learn more about this amazing opportunity to see an incredibly beautiful corner of the world contact Chris at 462-3293.

The club meets the 4th Wednesday of the month at Bruno’s, 5:30. All are welcome.

Rotary Club of San Lorenzo Valley

On October 1, the Rotary Club of SLV will return to its fall and winter venue at Mt. Hermon Conference Center, Conference Drive, Mt. Hermon, CA.  Meetings are held each Wednesday morning from 7:15 am to 8:30 am. Visitors are always welcome.

In September, the San Lorenzo Valley Rotarians, along with SLVHS Interact students, volunteered at the Annual SLV River and Road Cleanup, the Second Harvest Food Bank Christmas Barrel Wrap, and donated new socks to clients of Mountain Community Resource Center. October speakers and presentations include: October 7, John Laurent, Simply CPR; October 14, Club Assembly, October 21 TBD; and October 28, 5th District Supervisor Bruce McPherson, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.

The Rotary Club of San Lorenzo Valley is a member of Rotary District 5170– a cadre with over 3,800 members in a four county region. If you are looking for a way to connect with community leaders, exchange ideas and take action in your community, Rotary is where it’s happening. We invite you to join us for breakfast to learn more about Rotary and how you can become a member. Additional information can be found on our website http://slvrotaryclub.org/.

Scotts Valley Rotary

Scotts Valley Rotary had a couple of really great speakers from our own club in the past few weeks.

Current club president Tony Gianotti presented the service project where he was the team leader of a group who brought eye care to rural Bolivia. What an amazing trip, thank you Tony!

We participated in a vocational visit to Slawinski Auctions. Rob Slawinski explained how the auction business works. Both fascinating and educational.

In addition, we sponsored the Teacher Appreciation Breakfast for all the amazing teachers in the SVUSD district. It is a yearly favorite of our club.

Thanks to all the SV Rotarians who gave their time to pour beer and wine at the Scotts Valley Art, Wine & Beer Festival!